Liuzhai, in the courtyard.
"Slow down, slow down." These six strong men are all house builders in the town, and they are currently working together to move the ceremony table. I saw that they looked serious because there were too many things on the table, so they were all careful and tried to be as gentle as possible, and did not dare to be careless and use force instead.
By noon, wine and food had been served on the twelve Eight Immortals tables in the courtyard, and except for one empty seat at each of the first six tables, all other tables were crowded with men, women, and children. As for the six vacant seats, they are the seats of the six house builders.
Looking inside, there is something unexpected: not to mention Duan Zhigan, as a direct relative of the birthday boy, Ling Yunzhi did not sit in the main room to host the banquet, but sat with Duan Zhigan on the north wall, with his back to the wall. body.
The main banquet was also packed. But unlike the people in the courtyard, Liu Pingkuan was not sitting on a long bench, but on chairs, one for each person, and there were some exquisitely carved special delicacies on the table. Judging from the order: Liu Pingkuan sat on the main seat due east, Zhao Yufeng sat on his right hand, Liu Yue sat on his left hand, and Ling Ye sat on the left hand of his mother Liu Yue. The old lady Zhang Gongjin sat on the left hand side of Ling Ye, and Zhang Xu, the unscrupulous man, sat on the left hand side of the old lady, responsible for serving the former. As for the other people present, they are also members of the Liu clan and some highly respected squires.
At the moment, a total of about a hundred people here are sitting upright. Even the cooks standing at the door of the stove have serious faces. Liu Pingkuan himself has a solemn expression, and he has been staring at the six people carrying the farewell. The housekeeper on the table was afraid that one of the gifts on the table would fall off in the process.
"Slow down, hold on to the table legs and make sure you don't miss it." But when he saw several people carrying the table into the hall and into the side room, they placed it flat and stable.
As soon as the table landed, the six of them felt relieved, and then they looked at each other and laughed heartily: "Hahahahahaha..."
Hearing the laughter inside, Liu Pingkuan couldn't help but feel proud. He looked up and laughed so proudly: "Hahahahahaha!"
Liu Pingkuan and others started to raise their heads, and everyone inside and outside also looked at each other and smiled. The atmosphere was high and joyful. They saw the old lady stroking his beard leisurely and slowly chanting: "If you don't leave one thing behind, don't leave one side, you will live a long life."
Hearing this, both Liu Yue and Zhao Yufeng smiled: "Haha..." They looked at each other knowingly, and saw Liu Yue smiling happily, but also reserved. On the other hand, Zhao Yufeng's smile is inevitably a little awkward.
"Haha..." Duan Zhigan also looked at each other and smiled at Ling Yunzhi, who was sitting next to him, and then picked up the wine in no particular order, intending to offer the other party a bowl first. Seeing that the other party was so unanimous, the two of them couldn't help but were stunned. Then they raised the corners of their mouths and laughed heartily: "Hahahahahaha!"
"Come on, come on, you're welcome, you're welcome." Although Aunt Zhang is a woman, she took the initiative to pick up the wine bowl and encourage the men, women and children at the table, and because of someone's slowness, she turned her head away in annoyance, pretending He said angrily: "You are a big old man, holding a wine bowl like a little lady."
"Hehe..." The big man laughed, and then he grinned and picked up the wine bowl with a fork and drank with everyone: "Let's do it, so I don't have to talk nonsense."
"Huh." Meiyu next to her covered her mouth and smiled, then raised her head and picked up the wine bowl, and invited everyone: "Just feel free to do it. Zhuzhu can't drink well, so you should spare him a little."
Meiyu tried to excuse him, but Zhuzi was not happy. He immediately tilted his head and scolded Meiyu: "Listen to what you said!" Then he chuckled and moved the wine bowl forward: "Let's do it first! "
"Gudu, Gudu..." Seeing Zhuzi drinking like a cow, Aunt Zhang and the others couldn't help but smile. Then they looked at each other with a smile and went back to drink.
"Huh." Meiyu tilted her head slightly, and then took a long sip of wine.
At that time, the main hall was hosting a banquet.
"Ahem——!" Liu Pingkuan had already finished his bowl of wine, and now he was holding the empty bowl down and grinning to catch his breath.
"Huh." Seeing that the other party was so promising, Zhao Yufeng nodded angrily at Liu Pingkuan, then picked up the wine bowl and presented it to Liu Yue and his mother, "Come on, let's drink too."
"Huh." Liu Yue smiled and nodded, then picked up the wine bowl with both hands and tasted it.
"Bah." Ling Ye smacked his lips tepidly, and then picked up the wine bowl and took a sip: "Huh..." Just after taking this small sip of wine... Ling Ye's face was filled with contempt and disdain. He turned away his head in disgust: "Hey——!"
"Hahahahaha!" Ling Ye's virtue instantly made the old lady and Liu Pingkuan laugh on their backs. The other squires also toasted and drank with each other while laughing happily.
"Huh." Liu Yue originally felt uncomfortable drinking, but when she saw the weird look the little kid made deliberately, her mood improved: "Stupid kid."
"Come again!" Liu Pingkuan picked up the small wine jar at hand and poured it all out, but only half a bowl of wine came out. Then he stood up with the wine bowl and toasted to the old man: "Grandpa, you are older than me. I’d like to propose a toast to you first.”
In fact, there are some rules for longevity wine in Heyang, but more on that below.
The old man stroked his beard and smiled, but after waiting for a while, he saw that the wine bowl was empty, so he angrily slapped Zhang Xu across the head: "Die!"
"Pfft!" The old man smacked the wine that Zhang Xu had just drank into his mouth, and sprayed it all back into the wine bowl in his mouth.
"What a shameless guy." Just after the old lady shook her hands and took off her sleeves, Zhang Xu put down the wine bowl angrily, then raised her head and yelled at the old lady: "You old lady! Everyone shares the same blessings with their children and grandchildren. It's good for you, you know how to take care of your family all day long."
"Huh." The old lady snorted with deep understanding, then stood up and took out his own small wine jar and emptied it all, but it was only half a bowl. Then he smiled and touched the edge of the bowl with Liu Pingkuan: "I won't say the toast. As long as you are willing to do your job."
"Hehe..." Liu Pingkuan grinned and nodded hurriedly: "You always sit, you always sit, stand up and make people look bad."
"Huh." The old lady smiled proudly, then sat down and drank from the bowl: "Done."
"Yes." Seeing the old lady drinking heavily from the bowl, Liu Pingkuan didn't dare to lag behind, so he raised his head and drank the half bowl of wine to the bottom: "Ah——"
At the same time, there was a group banquet in the courtyard.
"Hahahahaha..." Ling Yunzhi and Duan Zhigan, who showed off their empty bowls, both looked up and laughed. Then they put the bowls away and started pouring wine from the jar in unison.
"The wine will be better." These careless words came from Ling Yunzhi.
"Let's drink three more bowls together." This reckless words came from Duan Zhigan.
"Haha..." The chef smiled happily because he saw the interesting things here, and then threw a broad bean into his mouth first, then walked into the kitchen with his head shaking: "Let's have a few drinks, anyway, there is no busy work behind. ”
"Hehe..." The two chefs grinned and happily followed the head chef into the kitchen room: "Okay."
"Ahem——!" Ling Yunzhi and Duan Zhigan drank another bowl, but before the alcohol was gone, they frowned and asked each other to use their chopsticks: "Eat first, drink later." I’ll drink it later…”
This time, it was good. Not only did the two of them speak in the same way, they also put down their wine bowls and moved their chopsticks in no particular order.
"Tsk." Of course Old Man Zhao would complain. He was about to have a round of drinks with these two men with a wine bowl, but these two guys laughed strangely and ate broad beans, and then they became dissatisfied. Then he put down the wine bowl in a pretentious manner: "Young."
The banquet is the most lively, but the wine is drunk, but no one is rushing to pick up the vegetables? Even a few naughty children were honest, eating with one chopstick and picking up the other with chopsticks. The younger ones look proud or well-behaved, relying entirely on their parents to get them for themselves, but they are less fragrant.
According to Heyang's rules, there are three jars of longevity wine.
This first jar is a small amount of wine for each person. You have to drink it yourself first. If you refuse to share it, you can sell it to the people at the same table. But this first small jar of wine didn't hold much, just a flat bowl.
But now, Duan Zhigan and Ling Yunzhi, two unruly drunkards, had already snatched all the drinks from the people at the same table. Not only that, the two of them only focused on drinking with each other, and they found it annoying to the person who wanted to toast to them, which made Old Man Chen and others angry.
As for the second altar, it was also brought to the table by Liu Pingkuan. This jar is as big as a watermelon and is called the middle wine. It is the public wine for everyone at the table and cannot be sold to people at other tables. Judging from the portion, it should be enough for a table of ten people, with two bowls per person.
despair.
"Hehe -" Seeing the wine being served, Ling Yunzhi and Duan Zhigan immediately grinned and laughed loudly. Then Ling Yunzhi poured the wine from the main altar, while Duan Zhigan encouraged them: "Hurry up, hurry up, it's full." superior……"
Seeing this, Old Man Zhao suddenly tightened his lips, and then lost his temper. He placed the wine bowl in his hand heavily on the table: "This is simply unreasonable."
Seeing the situation here, many people suddenly smiled happily, and then started to drink with the people at the same table, or eat vegetables to fill their stomachs.
As time went by, the second jar of public wine also fell to the ground one after another, and when some unscrupulous people were lying drunk on the table, the third jar was also ushered in.
This third jar of congratulatory wine is also called the big wine or the serving wine. The height of the altar alone is one and a half feet, and the waist is not as simple as a single hand. No matter what, it is enough for the people at the table to pour six square bowls each.
And this big jar of wine is the real banquet wine and congratulatory wine. It is only at this time that the longevity prince or the principal will come out to toast. Of course, everyone also wanted to return to congratulate Yi Xun. And this third large jar of wine cannot be left behind in any case. As long as each table has the ability, it is best to drink it all. If it is not finished, it will be sold. If it cannot be sold, it will be shared with the longevity boss, even if it cannot be sold in the end and taken back. The house may fall quietly on the ground to moisten the soil, and nothing can be left.
In addition, even children, unless they are unable to walk or are sucking milk, will have to take a sip of "three jars of wine".
"Hahahaha!" As soon as the big wine was served, Liu Pingkuan took the wine bowl and led a table of people out of the hall: "Dear elders——"
As soon as this shout came out, everyone stopped what they were doing, then smiled and put aside what they were doing, and turned around to look.
Seeing all the men's faces glowing red from drinking, Liu Pingkuan couldn't help but grin: "Hehe..."
When he saw the women and children again, their faces were all blushing, and Liu Pingkuan smiled and shook his head. Finally, when he saw Zhu Zhu and the others lying on the table dissatisfied, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahahahahahaha..."
"hehe……"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"
Everyone also laughed, mostly cheerful and lively.
After laughing heartily, Liu Pingkuan grinned widely and stretched the wine bowl to the side: "Here, pour the wine."
"Bah." Zhang Xu and the wine shop owner smacked their lips angrily, then came over with wine jars and filled them for Liu Pingkuan first, and then poured wine for everyone in his party one by one: "Here, the bowls are level."
"Huh." Zhao Yufeng smiled leisurely and accepted it calmly.
Liu Yue smiled and nodded as a thank you, then held the flat bowl with both hands to receive the wine.
"Huh." Yuan Yuan Liu Yue's drunken beauty, Ling Yunzhi and Duan Zhigan both smiled slightly, but the former's eyes were understanding and tender, while the latter's eyes were gentle and plain.
"Oops - take care of it." Zhang Xu scolded Ling Ye angrily, then saw Ling Ye flattening the wine bowl with both hands and saying with a sullen face: "Okay, okay! Still pouring..."
"I gave you shame, I..." Zhang Xu's face was full of disgust and contempt, and he poured a full bowl for Ling Ye before turning around to pour the old lady wine.
"Grandpa." Zhang Xu's attitude was correct now. Then he saw the old grandpa caressing his beard and gently lifting the bowl: "It's full."
"Bah." Zhang Xu twitched the corner of his mouth in a nonchalant manner, and poured out the wine for the old lady.
Because the wine spilled onto his hands, the old man suddenly became furious and immediately rewarded this unscrupulous man: "Your uncle..."
"Hahahahaha!" Everyone laughed heartily and stood up one after another, pouring wine for themselves or those at the same table first.
